Antonio is one of the best players in the Championship and arguably the best in the current Forest squad.

The 25-year-old’s future at the City Ground has recently come under speculation, with Championship side Derby County and Premier League outfit West Bromwich Albion both reported to be interest in him by The Sun.

Hinchcliffe has highlighted the need for the Reds to keep hold of Antonio and has compared his quality to that of Bakary Sako, who left Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers at the end of last season and joined Premier League club Crystal Palace on a free transfer earlier this month.

Subhankar Mondal

A football journalist based in Wakefield, Subhankar Mondal has previously worked for Goal.com International and Skysports.com, and has had his sports articles published in The Guardian and The Observer. He has also been on the BBC in the past and his name once found its way to the pages of the World Soccer magazine. He was recently cited in a major Louis van Gaal biography.